ultracrepidarian

ultracrepidarian
One who speaks or offers opinions in subjects they know nothing about

Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.

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  • fault-finding — ♦ n criticism, grumbling, complaining, complaint, carping, quibbling, cavilling, nagging, niggling, hypercriticism FORMAL ultracrepidation COLLOQ. finger pointing, hair splitting, nit picking ≠ praise ♦ adj critical, grumbling, nagging, captious …   Useful english dictionary

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